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The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization, and the Society for Vascular Medicine, with Support from the American Heart Association, Launch New Vascular Medicine Consult Registry for the Vascular Quality Initiative

Press Release

Chicago, IL/Washington, DC/Oakbrook Terrace, IL - The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization® (SVS PSO) and the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM), in collaboration with the American Heart Association® (Association), have introduced the Vascular Medicine Consult Registry for th

SVS launches key valuation study

Article

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is undertaking a new study to take an objective, qualitative and quantitative approach when assessing the importance and financial impact of vascular services to health systems.

CMS Releases Medicare Rules

Article

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued its CY2020 final rules on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs (HOPPS).

Recent Articles

References for December VA article

Article

The below are the references for the article about research opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, which ran in the December 2020 Specialist. 

SVS member named to AMA RUC

Article

The American Medical Association's Board of Trustees has named Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) longtime coding expert and member Robert M. Zwolak, MD, as the AMA alternative representative to the organization’s RVS Update Committee (RUC), and alternative vice chair.

Recent Articles

References for December VA article

Article

The below are the references for the article about research opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, which ran in the December 2020 Specialist. 

SVS member named to AMA RUC

Article

The American Medical Association's Board of Trustees has named Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) longtime coding expert and member Robert M. Zwolak, MD, as the AMA alternative representative to the organization’s RVS Update Committee (RUC), and alternative vice chair.